Request InfoExailPhotline Technologies has released the NIR-LN series LiNbO3 modulators for 1064-nm and near-IR applications. They are produced using proton exchange and are hermetically sealed. The modulators have an extinction ratio of 40 dB, drive voltage of ≤4.5 at 1 MHz and a single drive structure. 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